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Define the following:

Cultivated

1 adjective, 2 verbs

A

adj. refined and well-educated
v. try to acquire or develop (a skill, quality, or sentiment)
v. try to win the friendship or favor of (someone)

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Define the following:

Impound

1 verb

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v. seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation

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Define the following:

Racketeering

1 noun

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n. the action of engaging in dishonest and fraudulent activities

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Define the following:

Forbearance

1 noun

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n. tolerance and restraint; patient self-control

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Define the following:

Rotund

3 adjectives

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adj. plump
adj. round or spherical
adj. (of speech or literary style) indulgent in grandiloquent expression

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Define the following:

Seditious

1 adjective

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adj. instigating rebellion against the authority of a state or monarch

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Define the following:

Waxen

1 adjective

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adj. having a pale, translucent, smooth surface or appearance like wax

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Define the following:

Oblong

1 adjective, 1 noun

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adj. having an elongated shape, as a rectangle or an oval

n. a flat figure or object in an elongated rectangle or oval shape

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Define the following:

Oligarchy

2 nouns

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n. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
n. a country governed by an oligarchy

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Define the following:

Deride

1 verb

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v. flout, express contempt for

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Define the following:

Duplicity

1 noun

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n. deceitfulness, guile

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Define the following:

Relate

1 verb

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v. to give an account of a sequence of events

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Define the following:

Solipsism

1 noun

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n. the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist

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Define the following:

Vitriol

2 nouns

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n. sulfuric acid

n. cruel and acerbic criticism

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Define the following:

Malignant

2 adjectives

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adj. malevolent

adj. (of a disease) very virulent and infectious

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Define the following:

Virulent

2 adjectives

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adj. bitterly hostile

adj. (of a disease or poison) very severe or harmful in its effects

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Define the following:

Diminution

1 noun

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n. a reduction in size, quality, or importance of something

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Define the following:

Preface

1 noun, 1 verb

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n. an introduction to a book, speech, or event

v. (preface something with/by) introduce or begin with or by doing something

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Define the following:

Corporeal

2 adjectives

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adj. of or relating to a person’s body, as opposed to their spirit
adj. having a body

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Define the following:

Castrato

1 adjective

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n. a male singer castrated in boyhood to retain a soprano or alto voice

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Define the following:

Vocation

2 nouns

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n. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
n. a trade or profession

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Define the following:

Subjugate

2 verbs

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v. bring under domination or control, especially by conquest

v. (subjugate someone/something to) make someone or something a vassal

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Define the following:

Heterogenous

1 adjective

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adj. diverse in character or content, sundry

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Define the following:

Multiplicity

2 nouns

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n. a large number (a multiplicity of money)

n. a large variety (a multiplicity of dog breeds)

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Define the following:

Manifold

1 adjective

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adj. many and various (the colors on the painting was manifold)

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Define the following:

Preponderance

1 noun

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n. the fact or quality of being greater in quality, number, or importance (a forest with a preponderance of Apache pines)

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Define the following:

Advantageous

1 adjective

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adj. conducive, efficacious, involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the chance of success or effectiveness

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Define the following:

Predominate

2 verbs

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v. be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount (rabbits predominate the valley)
v. have or exert control or power (the king predominated over his vassals)

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Define the following:

Ism

1 noun

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n. a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically an ideology or an artistic movement, e.g. monotheism, solipsism, illusionism

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Define the following:

Congruous

1 adjective

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adj. in agreement or harmony, jibing (the results are congruous with his hypothesis)

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Define the following:

Highbrow

1 adjective

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adj. scholarly or rarefied in taste

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Define the following:

Provender

1 noun

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n. food

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Define the following:

Gait

1 noun

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n. a person’s manner of walking

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Define the following:

Keynote

1 noun

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n. a prevailing note or central theme, typically introduced at the beginning of a conference (keynote speech)

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Define the following:

Bewail

2 verbs

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v. express great contrition, disappointment, or bitterness over something
v. to cry or wail about (something)

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Define the following:

Deliberation

2 nouns

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n. long and careful consideration of discussion

n. slow and careful movement or thought (he moved the fragile glass with deliberation)

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Define the following:

Nutriment

1 noun

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n. nourishment; sustenance

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Define the following:

Obituary

1 noun

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n. a notice of death

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Define the following:

Eleemosynary

1 adjective

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adj. relating to charity; dependent on charity

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Define the following:

Myriad

1 noun, 1 adjective

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n. a countless or extremely great number (a myriad of computers), a multitude, a multiplicity
adj. manifold, countless or great in number

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Define the following:

Impart

2 verbs

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v. promulgate, make openly known

v. bestow (a quality)

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Define the following:

Clip

3 verbs, 2 nouns

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v. speak in a quick, precise, staccato manner
v. strike briskly; strike with a glancing blow
v. move quickly in a specified direction
n. a specified speed or rate (ran at a fast clip)
n. a quick or glancing blow

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Define the following:

Depose

1 verb

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v. remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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Define the following:

Porter

2 nouns

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n. a person appropriated to carry a load

n. an employee in charge of the entrance of a apartment complex, hotel, or other large building

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Define the following:

Moil

2 verbs, 2 nouns

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v. work hard, toil
v. move around in confusion or agitation (the workers moiled around in the smokey haze
n. hard work, slog
n. turmoil; confusion (the moil of his bemused thoughts)

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Define the following:

Harken

1 verbs

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v. to listen (harken to the speech)

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Define the following:

Pervade

2 verbs

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v. (esp. of a smell) spread through and be perceived of fully (the smell of bacon pervaded the air)
v. (of an influence, feeling, or quality) be present and apparent throughout

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Define the following:

Bray

1 noun, 1 verb

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n. a sound, voice, or laugh resembling the cry of a donkey or mule
v. speak or laugh loudly or harshly

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Define the following:

Prefatory

1 adjective

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adj. introductory (a prefatory note before the first chapter)

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Define the following:

Decrepit

2 adjectives

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adj. (of a person) elderly and infirm

adj. dilapidated, derelict

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Define the following:

Depreciation

1 noun

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n. a reduction in the value of something due to wear and tear

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Define the following:

Optimal

1 adjective

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adj. best or most favorable, optimum

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Define the following:

Bluster

2 verbs, 1 noun

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v. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
v. (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily (a blustering tempest)
n. loud, aggressive talk with no effect

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Define the following:

Infirm

2 adjectives

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adj. not physically or mentally strong, esp. due to illness or aging
adj. (of a person or their judgement) weak; irresolute

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Define the following:

Despot

1 noun

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n. a Svengali, puissant potentate, a ruler who holds absolute power and usually uses it for malevolent purposes

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Define the following:

Supple

2 adjectives

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adj. not stiff or hard, tractable

adj. flexible, bending and moving easily

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Define the following:

Ample

2 adjectives

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adj. enough or more than enough, plentiful

adj. used euphemistically to convey that someone is fat

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Define the following:

Euphemism

1 noun

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n. a mild or indirect word or expression used in lieu of a word with a harsher connotation when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

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Define the following:

Conniption

1 noun

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n. a fit of rage or hysterics

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Define the following:

Gamely

1 adjective

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adj. in a game or plucky manner

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Define the following:

Solicit

2 verbs

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v. ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone (he called a meeting to solicit their views)
v. ask (someone) for something (historians and critics are solicited for their opinions of the artifact’s verisimilitude)

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Define the following:

Moll

2 nouns

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n. a gangster’s female companion

n. a prostitute

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Define the following:

Ordinance

1 noun

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n. an authoritative order; a decree

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Define the following:

Municipal

1 adjective

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adj. of or relating to a city or town or its governing body (municipal budgets, education, elections, etc.)

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Define the following:

Logophile

1 noun

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n. a lover of words

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Define the following:

Whinge

1 verb, 1 noun

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v. complain persistently and in a peevish and irritating way

n. the act of complaining

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Define the following:

Prerogative

2 nouns

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n. a right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class (owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich)
n. a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class (it is not a female prerogative to feel insecure)

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Define the following:

Duress

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n. threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgement (confessions distracted under duress)

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Define the following:

Gamine

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n. a girl with mischievous or boyish charm

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Define the following:

Chaff

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n. worthless things; trash

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Define the following:

Consignment

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n. a batch of goods designated for or delivered to someone (a consignment of beef)

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Define the following:

Jag

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v. stab, pierce, or prick

n. a bout of unrestrained emotion or activity, especially drinking, crying, or laughing (a crying jag)

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Define the following:

Splurge

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n. an act of spending money freely or extravagantly

n. a large or excessive amount of something

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Define the following:

Prop

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n. a pole or beam— usually not connected— used to support or keep a structure in position

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Define the following:

Tote

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v. carry, wield, or convey

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Define the following:

Hike

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n. a sharp increase, especially in price (a hike in interest rates)
v. pull or lift up (something, especially clothing)

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Define the following:

Dregs

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n. the remnants of a liquid in a container, together with any sediments or grounds
n. the most worthless part or parts of something

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Define the following:

Spritz

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v. squirt or spray something at or onto (something) in quick, short bursts

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Define the following:

Legion

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adj. great in number

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Define the following:

Hipshot

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adj. having a posture with one hip lower than the other (always used as an adverb)

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Define the following:

Rebuff

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v. reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner

82
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Define the following:

Dither

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v. to be ambivalent

n. (singular) a state of agitation (buses are jammed and dirty and everyone is in a dither today)

83
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Define the following:

Pepper

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v. cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items

v. hit repeatedly with gunshots or missiles

84
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Define the following:

Perforate

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v. pierce or make a hole or holes

adj. another word for perforated; filled with holes

85
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Define the following:

Noveau riche

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n. people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste

86
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Define the following:

Ciserone

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n. a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest for sightseers

87
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Define the following:

Pestilence

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n. a fatal epidemic disease

88
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Define the following:

Agnostic

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n. a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God
adj. (in a non religious context) having a doubtful or noncommittal attitude toward something

89
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Define the following:

Encapsulate

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v. enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule

v. express the essential features of (someone or something) succinctly

90
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Define the following:

Perpetrate

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v. carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action (a crime has perpetrated against a sovereign state)

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Define the following:

Furbish

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v. give a fresh look to something old or shabby

92
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Define the following:

Fell

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adj. of terrible evil or ferocity (sorcerers use spells to achieve their fell ends)

93
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Define the following:

Flounce

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v. go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner

n. the action of flouncing

94
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Define the following:

Salvo

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n. a simultaneous discharge of artillery or guns in a battle

n. a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts (the pardons evoked a salvo of accusations)

95
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Define the following:

Bedlam

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n. a scene of uproar or confusion

96
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Define the following:

Rollicking

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adj. exuberantly lively and amusing

n. a severe reprimand

97
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Define the following:

Bow

4 nouns, 5 verbs

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n. The premiere or launch of a movie or product (the new big screen will make its bow at the game on Sunday)
n. a curved part of a letter (e.g., b or p)
n. a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses
n. the front end of a ship: water sprayed high over her bows
v. bend the body in order to see or concentrate
v. submit to pressure or demands (the mayor bowed to public remonstrations)
v. bend with age or under pressure: the vines were bowed down with flowers
v. bend in the shape of a bow: the sides were squeezed and bowed out
v. [with obj.] express (thanks, assent, or other sentiments) by ending one’s head respectfully: he bowed grave thanks

98
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Define the following:

Constituency

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n. a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body

99
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Define the following:

Subsidize

A

v. support (an organization or activity) financially

v. pay part of the cost of producing (something) to reduce prices for the buyer

100
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a Svengali, puissant potentate, a ruler who holds absolute power and usually uses it for malevolent purposes

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Despot

101
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. refined and well-educated
v. try to acquire or develop
v. try to win the friendship or favor of

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Cultivate

102
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law or regulation

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Impound

103
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the action of engaging in dishonest and fraudulent activities

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Racketeering

104
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. tolerance and restraint; patient self-control

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Forbearance

105
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. plump
adj. round or spherical
adj. (of speech or literary style) indulgent in grandiloquent expression

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Rotund

106
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. instigating rebellion against the authority of a state or monarch

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Seditious

107
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. having a pale, translucent, smooth surface

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Waxen

108
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. having an elongated shape, as a rectangle or an oval
n. a flat figure or object in an elongated rectangle or oval shape

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Oblong

109
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

A

Oligarchy

110
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. flout, express contempt for

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Deride

111
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. deceitfulness, guile

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Duplicity

112
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to give an account of a sequence of events

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Relate

113
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist

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Solipsism

114
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. sulfuric acid
n. cruel and acerbic criticism

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Vitriol

115
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. malevolent
adj. (of a disease) very virulent and infectious

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Malignant

116
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. bitterly hostile
adj. (of a disease or poison) very severe or harmful in its effects

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Virulent

117
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a reduction in size, quality, or importance of something

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Diminution

118
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an introduction to a book, speech, or event
v. introduce or begin with or by doing something

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Preface

119
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. of or relating to a person’s body, as opposed to their spirit
adj. having a body

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Corporeal

120
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a male singer castrated in boyhood to retain a soprano or alto voice

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Castrato

121
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
n. a trade or profession

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Vocation

122
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. bring under domination or control, especially by conquest
v. make someone or something a vassal

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Subjugate

123
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. diverse in character or content, sundry

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Heterogeneous

124
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a large number
n. a large variety

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Multiplicity

125
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. many and various

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Manifold

126
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the fact or quality of being greater in quality, number, or importance

A

Preponderance

127
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. conducive, efficacious, involving or creating favorable circumstances that increase the chance of success or effectiveness

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Advantageous

128
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount
v. have or exert control or power

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Predominate

129
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically an ideology or an artistic movement, e.g. monotheism, solipsism, illusionism

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Ism

130
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. in agreement or harmony, jibing

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Congruous

131
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. scholarly or rarefied in taste

A

Highbrow

132
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. food

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Provender

133
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person’s manner of walking

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Gait

134
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a prevailing note or central theme, typically introduced at the beginning of a conference

A

Keynote

135
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. express great contrition, disappointment, or bitterness over something
v. to cry or wail about (something)

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Bewail

136
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. long and careful consideration of discussion
n. slow and careful movement or thought

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Deliberation

137
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. nourishment; sustenance

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Nutriment

138
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a notice of death

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Obituary

139
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. relating to charity; dependent on charity

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Eleemosynary

140
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a countless or extremely great number, a multitude, a multiplicity
adj. manifold, countless or great in number

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Myriad

141
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. promulgate, make openly known
v. bestow (a quality)

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Impart

142
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. speak in a quick, precise, staccato manner
v. strike briskly; strike with a glancing blow
v. move quickly in a specified direction
n. a specified speed or rate
n. a quick or glancing blow

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Clip

143
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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Depose

144
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person appropriated to carry a load
n. an employee in charge of the entrance of a apartment complex, hotel, or other large building

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Porter

145
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. work hard, toil
v. move around in confusion or agitation
n. hard work, slog
n. turmoil; confusion

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Moil

146
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to listen

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Harken

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. (esp. of a smell) spread through and be perceived of fully
v. (of an influence, feeling, or quality) be present and apparent throughout

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Pervade

148
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a sound, voice, or laugh resembling the cry of a donkey or mule
v. speak or laugh loudly or harshly

A

Bray

149
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. introductory

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Prefatory

150
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of a person) elderly and infirm
adj. dilapidated, derelict

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Decrepit

151
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a reduction in the value of something due to wear and tear

A

Deprecation

152
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. best or most favorable, optimum

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Optimal

153
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
v. (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily
n. loud, aggressive talk with little affect

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Bluster

154
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. not physically or mentally strong, esp. due to illness or aging
adj. (of a person or their judgement) weak; irresolute

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Infirm

155
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. not stiff or hard, tractable
adj. flexible, bending and moving easily

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Supple

156
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. enough or more than enough, plentiful
adj. used euphemistically to convey that someone is fat

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Ample

157
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a mild or indirect word or expression used in lieu of a word with a harsher connotation when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

A

Euphemism

158
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a fit of rage or hysterics

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Conniption

159
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. in a game or plucky manner

A

Gamely

160
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone
v. ask (someone) for something

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Solicit

161
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a gangster’s female companion
n. a prostitute

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Moll

162
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an authoritative order; a decree

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Ordinance

163
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. of or relating to a city or town or its governing body

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Municipal

164
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a lover of words

A

Logophile

165
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. complain persistently and in a peevish and irritating way
n. the act of complaining

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Whinge

166
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class
n. a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class

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Prerogative

167
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgement

A

Duress

168
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a girl with mischievous or boyish charm

A

Gamine

169
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. worthless things; trash

A

Chaff

170
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a batch of goods designated for or delivered to someone

A

Consignment

171
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. stab, pierce, or prick
n. a bout of unrestrained emotion or activity, especially drinking, crying, or laughing

A

Jag

172
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an act of spending money freely or extravagantly
n. a large or excessive amount of something

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Splurge

173
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a pole or beam— usually not connected— used to support or keep a structure in position

A

Prop

174
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. carry, wield, or convey

A

Tote

175
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a sharp increase, especially in price
v. pull or lift up (something, especially clothing)

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Hike

176
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the remnants of a liquid in a container, together with any sediments or grounds
n. the most worthless part or parts of something

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Dregs

177
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. squirt or spray something at or onto (something) in quick, short bursts

A

Spritz

178
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. great in number

A

Legion

179
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. having a posture with one hip lower than the other (always used as an adverb)

A

Hipshot

180
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner

A

Rebuff

181
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. to be ambivalent
n. (singular) a state of agitation

A

Dither

182
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items
v. hit repeatedly with gunshots or missiles

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Pepper

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. pierce or make a hole or holes

A

Perforate

184
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste

A

Nouveau riche

185
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest for sightseers

A

Ciserone

186
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a fatal epidemic disease

A

Pestilence

187
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God
adj. (in a non religious context) having a doubtful or noncommittal attitude toward something

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Agnostic

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule
v. express the essential features of (someone or something) succinctly

A

Encapsulate

189
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action

A

Perpetrate

190
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. give a fresh look to something old or shabby

A

Furbish

191
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. of terrible evil or ferocity

A

Fell

192
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner

A

Flounce

193
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a simultaneous discharge of artillery or guns in a battle
n. a sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts

A

Salvo

194
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a scene of uproar or confusion

A

Bedlam

195
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. exuberantly lively and amusing
n. a severe reprimand

A

Rollicking

196
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. The premiere or launch of a movie or product
v. bend the body in order to see or concentrate
v. submit to pressure or demands

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Bow

197
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body

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Constituency

198
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. support (an organization or activity) financially
v. pay part of the cost of producing (something) to reduce prices for the buyer

A

Subsidize

199
Q

Define the following:

Scroop

A

n. the back cover of a book

200
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the back cover of a book

A

Scroop

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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